Loudoun County hosting electronics recycling event

LEESBURG, Va. ( DC News Now ) — Loudoun County will be hosting an electronics recycling event this Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 18, people can bring their electronics to the Leesburg Park and Ride at 41951 Gourley Transit Dr.

These are the types of electronics that will be accepted:

• Televisions
• Desktop computers
• Computer monitors
• Laptops
• Servers
• Mainframes
• Circuit boards
• Hard drives
• Modems
• Printers
• Fax machines
• Scanners
• Copiers
• Cetwork cables
• Cower cables
• Extension cords
• Electrical wire
• Holiday lights
• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
• Surge protectors
• Answering machines
• Microwave ovens
• Calculators
• Smart phones
• Desk phones
• Pagers
• Stereo, video receivers and DVR/CD/DVD/VHS players
• Video game consoles
• Cables
• Stereo speakers
• Radios
• Small household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, coffee makers, blenders, hair dryers, curling irons and clothes irons

These items will not be accepted:

• Refrigerators and freezers
• Dehumidifiers
• Air conditioners
• Stoves
• Washers and dryers
• Fluorescent light bulbs
• Smoke alarms
• Mercury thermostats
• Household batteries and vehicle batteries
• Ballasts
• Light bulbs
• Smoke detectors
• Microwave glass plates
• Aerosols
• Any equipment that contains mercury, chemicals, asbestos, radioactive components or liquid fuel

A limit of five items will be accepted. A 12” x 12” x 12” box filled with small items such as cables, phones and cameras will be considered one item.

Fees will be charged for the following items:

• $20 per television
• $60 per console television or projection TV
• $20 per computer monitor
• $7.50 per computer hard drive for on-site shredding upon request
• $20 per computer hard drive for on-site shredding upon request
• $12 per hard drive for off-site shredding upon request for iPhones and tablets.

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